Los Alamos Students Hold Mitten Drive
Y Targets Prevention During Diabetes Awareness Month
YMCA News:
November is National Diabetes Awareness Month, and The Family YMCA is encouraging residents of Los Alamos and Northern New Mexico to learn their risks for prediabetes and type 2 diabetes, and to take preventive steps to potentially reduce their chances of developing the disease.
New statistics for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that one in four Americans (86 million people) have prediabetes, up from 79 million in 2010. Prediabetes is a condition in which a person’s blood glucose is elevated, but not high enough for a diabetes diagnosis. Only 10 percent Read More
Two Upcoming Cooking Classes At Co+op Market
CO+OP News:
Just two Co+op cooking classes remain this year:
- Tuesday, Nov. 18 – Dehydrator Snacks 1.0 with Lisa Johnson
- Tuesday, Dec. 9 – Vegetarian North Indian Cuisine with Harshini Mukundan.
The classes take place at 6 p.m. in the Co+op Café and registration is available at the Co+op (95 Entrada Dr.). The Co+op’s Shop with the Chef cooking classes give local chefs the opportunity to share their love of cuisine, starting with shopping for the ingredients and taking participants through the cooking process to enjoying the final product.
Delicious Read More
How the Hen House Turns—Introduction To The Early Years
It is spring of 1943, World War II on the home front. A 40-acre fruit orchard on the outskirts of Hayward, California becomes a haven of self-sufficiency as butter and milk and meat grow scarce.
Our family of four begins life in the country with our new pup, Boots, and the gentle cow, Buttercup, who loved my dad, Pa. As more and more animals are brought to live in and around the barn at our victory farm, childhood-long lessons in independence and integrity begin.
A calico kitten found under the schoolhouse Read More
1962 Classic ‘Lonely Are The Brave’ Thursday
Movie poster for ‘Lonely are the Brave.’ Courtesy/rottentomatoes.com
By KELLY DOLEJSI
“Lonely are the Brave” (1962, rated PG) takes viewers beyond the fences, where civilization means something very different, and a horse is a man’s best friend.
“In the more than 60 films that I’ve made, this is my favorite,” wrote leading man Kirk Douglas in a 1989 letter to the Los Angeles Times, after the death of Edward Abbey, on whose novel “The Brave Cowboy” the film is based.
Los Alamos audiences will have their chance to see why at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the upstairs meeting Read More
Los Alamos County Unofficial Results Are In
A crowd of candidates and supporters gather in Council Chambers to watch the results come in. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Staff Report:
Results will be official Thursday but here are the unofficial results from the Los Alamos County Clerk’s Office for Tuesday’s 2014 General Election:
Winners in purple
US Senate
Allen Weh 3,522
Tom Udall 4,399
US Representative District 3
Jefferson Byrd 3,564
Ben Lujan 4,279
Governor and Lt. Governor
Susana Martinez and John Sanchez 4,755
Gary King and Debra Haaland 3,099
Secretary of State
Dianna Duran 4,116
Maggie Toulouse Read More
Long Lines Delay Los Alamos County Election Results
Results are delayed because lines remain at both the Los Alamos Golf Course voting center and the White Rock Fire Station. County Clerk Sharon Stover just announced that 8,035 votes have been cast so far in the 2014 General Election. She added that 3,411 votes have been cast so far today. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com Read More
Voters Pack Los Alamos / White Rock Polls
Los Alamos County Clerk Sharon Stover told the Los Alamos Daily Post that both voting centers in Los Alamos and the voting center in White Rock were experiencing at least a 20 minute wait due to heavy voter turnout. The lobby of the Municipal Building was filled with voters most of the day waiting in long lines to cast their ballot. The polls are now closed for the 2014 General Election. Check back throughout the evening for ongoing results at ladailypost.com. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon.ladailypost.com Read More
GOP And Democrats Host Election Night Parties
POLITICAL News:
Los Alamos Republicans are gahering at the offices of Zia Realty Group at 7 p.m., today at `1475 Central Ave., Ste. 150 to watch the election results. All Republicans are welcome to attend.
Los Alamos Democrats are gathering at their campaign headquarters beginning at 7 p.m. at 170 Central Avenue. They invite all Democrats to stop in and watch election results. Read More
Get Full Election Coverage From Los Alamos Daily Post News Team Beginning At 7 p.m. Today
Voters line up this morning to cast their ballots at the Municipal Building. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
Voters cast their ballots for the first time this morning at the new Community Room at the Los Alamos Golf Course. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
Staff Report:
The 2014 General Election Day kicked off at 7 a.m. and runs through 7 p.m. today.
So far today, voters have cast:
- 276 ballots at Municipal Building;
- 248 at Golf Course Community Room; and
- 276 at White Rock Fire Station 3.
Voters of Los Alamos County registered in any precinct may vote at any of the following Vote Centers: Read More
Los Alamos County Chief Appraiser Lucas Fresquez Tapped For Nat’l. Institute For Newly Elected Officials
Lucas Fresquez
Staff Report
Los Alamos County Chief Appraiser Lucas Fresquez has been accepted to attend the NALEO Educational Fund’s 2014 National Institute for Newly Elected Officials. Fresquez works in the Los Alamos County Assessor’s Office and is president of the Espanola Public School Board.
“We received a number of applications for the Institute this year and we have strived to assemble a group that reflects the great diversity of Latino elected officials. While at the Institute, you will be joined by other newly elected Latino education policymaker, municipal officials, Read More
Pinon School Replaces Slide Destroyed By Vandals
Performers With Salzburg Marionette Theater Take Los Alamos Concert Poster Back To Austria
Performers with the Salzburg Marionette Theater prepare to carry a Los Alamos Concert Association’s concert poster back to Austria after their performance in the Smith Auditorium Saturday evening. They were so taken with the design that they plan to display the poster along with other memorabilia in their home theater in Salzburg, which celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2013. Courtesy photo Read More
Council Candidate Rick Reiss Votes In New Community Room At Golf Course
Statewide Lockdown Uncovers Shanks, Drugs And Cash
Corrections officers search and clear every housing unit, cell and inmate during a recent statewide lockdown. Courtesy/NMCD
Corrections officers found hidden stashes of shanks, drugs and cash during a recent statewide lockdown. Courtesy/NMCD
NMCD News:
New Mexico Corrections Department Secretary Gregg Marcantel ordered a statewide lockdown of the state’s 11 prisons as part of a periodic review to ensure safety and security.
During the past 10 days, officers and staff reviewed procedures, searched and cleared every housing unit, cell and inmate, and took account of the current Read More
Valles Caldera Trust Education Program Earns A+
Students collect forest monitoring data for Preserve restoration work. Courtesy/VCNP
The report card is in and Valles Caldera Trust Education programs bested last year’s scores. The program includes class field trips, hands-on-learning activities and experiments conducted by Lead Educator Brittney Van Der Werff.
When students and teachers are unable to travel to the open air classroom of the Preserve, Van Der Werff brings a bit of the caldera to them ( Read More
Purtzer: Strategies To Reduce Youth Substance Misuse
Recently Los Alamos Police Chief Dino Sgambellone presented a talk on the ongoing drug problem in Los Alamos public schools. Subsequently the Los Alamos Public Schools superintendent responded in an open letter discussing the schools role and processes for intervention and education.
Local Mystery Author Visits Chamisa Elementary
Courtesy photo
Courtesy photo
CHAMISA News:
Local resident and mystery author, Elena Giorgi, visited Chamisa Elementary School third and fourth graders, to share her passion of studying viruses and how that lead to her creative outlet of writing mysteries.
The theme of Chamisa this year is detectives, and students study at the “Chamisa Investigative Academy.” Giorgi came and did a presentation with an overview about viruses, are they good and bad, and how her study of viruses led to writing novels. She talked about her experience on writing books.
Giorgi also shared about the research she Read More
Letter to the Editor: Compassion And Generosity Greatly Appreciated
Community Invited To Shoebox Packing Party Nov. 14
Volunteers fill shoeboxes at last year’s packing party. Courtesy/WRPC
Participate in this year’s shoebox packing party and experience the joy of helping others. Courtesy/WRPC
WRPC News:
Samaritan’s Purse is a nondenominational evangelical Christian organization providing spiritual and physical aid to hurting people around the world.
Samaritan’s Purse operates the Operation Christmas Child project, which collects shoeboxes packed with toys, school supplies, hygiene items and other gifts for children 2 to 14 years old, and distributes them to children living in areas Read More